Matches on TV
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Jan 7 | Brentford | 0 - 3 | A |
| Jan 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 - 1 | A |
| Jan 1 | Manchester City | 0 - 0 | H |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Jan 10 | Everton | A | |
| Jan 17 | Crystal Palace | H | |
| Jan 24 | West Ham United | A | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Fulham | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Brentford | 20 | 5 | 30 |
| 10 | Sunderland | 21 | -1 | 30 |
| 11 | Brighton | 21 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Everton | 21 | -2 | 29 |